PilotNest
Control your Mac from iPhone
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About
PilotNest is the iPhone and iPad companion for MacPilot. Connect to your Mac over a local network to view its desktop, use a mouse trackpad and type remotely. You can also lock, blank, unlock or wake and unlock the Mac. A nearby Bluetooth fallback supports control when Wi-Fi is unavailable; remote video requires a network connection.
Highlights
• Live remote desktop preview with pinch zoom
• Relative mouse trackpad, dragging, multi-finger scrolling and pressure simulation
• Remote keyboard input and common shortcuts
• One-tap Lock / Blank / Unlock / Wake & Unlock
• Multiple Macs, automatic discovery and IP / hostname connections
• Connect across networks using Tailscale configured on both devices
• Pair with a 6-digit code; traffic is encrypted after pairing
Requirements
Install MacPilot on your Mac and enable Remote Control. Desktop video requires Screen Recording permission; mouse and keyboard control require Accessibility permission:
https://github.com/misswell/MacPilot
Privacy
PilotNest does not collect user data. Control traffic is encrypted between paired devices. Your Mac login password stays on the Mac and is never sent to your phone.
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What's New in PilotNest
1.2.4
October 21, 2026
Make proximity unlock more reliable. Fixes • PilotNest keeps advertising for a paired Mac while it is in the background or after a network session takes over, so proximity unlock no longer loses the phone. • After iOS rotates its Bluetooth address, a paired Mac can recognise this iPhone again in the background — no need to open the app first. • The Bluetooth device picker keeps refreshing instead of losing devices after a minute. • The BLE challenge only confirms the phone's identity; distance still decides whether the Mac unlocks. Bluetooth unlock requires the latest MacPilot; all other features remain compatible with older Macs.
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